The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-16
For tho HERALD AND NEWS
Thoughts for tho Thoughtful.
BY THE OLD ONE.
INTO TIE SUNSHINE.

who was blessed with the kindest Of
fathers. On the other hand this lit.
tie boy had cross aunt, who always
made it point to reprove and scold
him for any and every fault which
he committed, but who never gave
him a word Of encouragement or
praise for any good or mcritorious
act which he did. The boy naturally
was only happy in his fathers pres
ence. And 50 it is with all of us,
young and old. Soft words are much
better than unkind or harsh ones.
One of the most reprehensible habits
is that Of continual fault finding.
Better far to praise and encourage
youth to noble and praise.
deeds than, by the reverse, to bring
out in them the worse sides of hu-
man nature.
The man or woman who is guilty
of gossiping is to be dreaded by all
truthful minds, for the practice of it
works infinite harm. 1t is hurtrul to
the sensitive mind. The confirmed
gossip is nearly always malicious or
Ignorant. The young should shun it
by the most thorough culture, and
relieve themselves from temptation
to indulge in it. 1t is low, frivolous,
and too often u dirty pastimc. There
are some neighborhoods where it
RACES like pest, and like an cxcrcs-
cencc mars the beauty and excel
lence Of the human character. Or all
characters, rid us Of the gossip; no
one admires him or her. 1t is an un.
happy community where the practice
OF gossiping exists. AS we have
said, it can be cured by culture.
THE GIFT OF IUMoR.
The next fault to gossiping is the
exercise of kumor, and it may be
doubted whether this gift to a child
at its birth is a good or an evil one.
The child thus gifted can hardly
reach an eminence at anything-if
he has it his career is barred in many
directions. When q man has both
earnestness and humor in great
measure, the latter is always trip
ping him up. He will always be
perplcxing or offending his asso-
ciates, who are too dense to appre.
ciate or understand him. Humor
makes more enemies for a man than
friends, for what is not understood
seems hostile and dangerous. After
a long life, full Of various experience,
we have found that but few persons
can take n joke, and particularly
when told with seriousness natural
to one given to humor or the express.
sion Of jokes.
CONSCIENCE AN AVENGER.
What an avcngcr is conscience
1T is always ready to vindicate the
majesty Of broken law. "Conscience
makes towards of us all" Sin is re.
buked byit, and a stern voice passes
sentence on the sinner. You cannot
flee from conscience-on may rs
well call upon the mountain to cover
him up and hide him as to attempt
to avoid his offence being discov.
cred. Your sin shall surely find you
out. 1t is u knawing worm, which
secretly prcys on your vitals. Though
it may for time be hidden or cov-
cred up, and we may seem to pros.
per, while engrosscd in the excite.
mcnts Of the world, the time will
come when the debt must be paid,
and with interest too. Sin not is the
divine command. Some time that
outraged friend, conscience, will rise
up and do its office, and the avenging
hand be lifted up.
PRAISE OF A WIFE.
The good wife, the faithful com.
panion, the sharcr Of our trials and
our woes, seldom gets the praise
which her virtues and her self sacri.
ficing spirit merit. Looking over an
old paper lately we came across the
following beautiful reply made by
the late Daniel O'Conncll in re.
sponse to toast given in compli.
ment to his wife, who was the object
of his long attachment. The English
language could furnish nothing more
touchingly tender and graceful:
"rhere are some topics Of so sa-
cred and sweet nature, that they
may be comprehcnded by those who
are happy, but they cannot possibly
be described by any human being.
All that l shall do is to thank you in
the name Of her who was the disin.
terested choice Of my early youth {;
who was the cheerful companion of
my manly years; and who is the
sweetest solacc of that "sere and vel.
low leaf age ct which have ar
rived. In her name I thank you; !;
and this you may readily believe !;
for experience, think, will show
to us all that man cannot battle and
struggle with malignant enemies un.
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